Factors associated with frequent buprenorphine / naloxone initiation in a national survey of Canadian emergency physicians.
Nathalie MacKinnonDaniel J LaneFrank ScheuermeyerJanusz KaczorowskiKathryn DongAaron M OrkinRaoul DaoustJessica MoeGary AndolfattoMichelle KlaimanJustin YanJustin J KohKathryn CrowderPaul AtkinsonDavid SavageJames StempienFloyd BessererJason WaleAndrew KestlerPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Individual attitudinal and site-specific factors were associated with frequent BUP initiation. Training to increase physician confidence and increasing OUD resources could increase BUP initiation and benefit ED patients with OUD.